Bienvenu chez le Jacobs Center!

bringing together around 50 LIFE Faculty and Fellows from Germany, the US, and Switzerland at the University in Virginia. Over four intensive days, participants shared and discussed their research in an atmosphere of openness, curiosity, and collaboration. 

Lukas Eggenberger and Michelle Loher (Risk and Resilience research area) and Andreas Baumer (Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute) were awarded a UZH Population Research Center Seed Grant 2026.

The Social Brain - Empathy and Perspective Taking as Risky Strengths
May 18, 2026, 14:30 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 4.55/57 (4th floor)

Sleep, Screens, and Science: A Contextual Approach to Early Development
April 27, 2026, 14:30 h
Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, AND 4.55/57 (4th floor)

A new study led by Dr. Clarissa Janousch finds that young people who experience same-sex attraction use substances differently than their heterosexual peers - and that these differences vary by sex and change over time. The study followed participants from the Zurich Project on Social Development from Childhood to Adulthood (z-proso) between ages 17 and 24.